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New England, May-June: A Greek Calendar (Greek Press Office, Boston)Public Events DirectoryFrom: "Marina Kasdaglis" <pressoff@ix.netcom.com>A GREEK CALENDARMAY - JUNE 1996COLLOQUIUMWednesday, May 15 1:30 - 4:00 pm"Greece: Redefining the European Identity"Introduction and Session IWelcome: Prof. Charles Maier, Director, Center for European Studies, Harvard University "The Political Economy of Evolving Greek Identity", Prof. Nikiforos Diamantouros, University of Athens, Greece "Cartography and Iconography: Relocating Greece in the Emergent Europe of Religious Regions" Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Princeton University 4:30 - 7:00 pm LECTURESWednesday, May 1 4:15 pm"Mixing Genres and Transgressing Laws: the Funeral Oration on Nikolaos Hagiotheodites by Eustathios of Thessaloniki"Panagiotis Agapitos, University of CyprusSponsored by the George Seferis Chair, Harvard University Center for Literary and Cultural Studies, 61 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 495-0738. Wednesday, May 1 7:30 pm "Anthropologikes meletes stin Ellada: H anaparagogi tis tis anisotitas stin Kriti"Prof. Michael Herzfeld, Harvard UniversitySponsored by the Harvard Hellenic Society Sever Hall 213, Harvard Yard. LECTURESSunday, May 19 3:30 pm"Ancient Greek Monuments and Temples"Dr. Constantine Hionides, Boston University School of MedicineSponsored by the Helicon Society at The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 338-0001. Wednesday, May 22 6:30 pm Leonidas Kyrkos, presents his book "Anatreptika" (In Greek)Organized by the Hellenic Resources InstituteStarr Auditorium, JFKennedy School of Government, Harvard U. 79 Kennedy Street, Cambridge. 625-2505. ARTApril 20-August 11"The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections"This innovative exhibition is comprised of full figures and body parts of large-scale Classical bronze statues.The Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge. RELATED EVENTSLECTUREWednesday, May 22 6:00 pm"Fugitives from Antiquity: The Recovery of Classical Bronze Sculpture" David Gordon Mitten, Curator of Ancient Art and Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, Harvard University Sackler Auditorium, Broadway and Quincy Streets, Cambridge. SEMINARTuesdays, May 7, 14, and 21 6:00 pm"Exploring Large Classical Bronzes" Enrollment is limited; by pre-registration only. 495-4544. Sackler Auditorium, Broadway and Quincy Streets, Cambridge. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPSSaturday, May 18 "Imagining Greek Gods and Goddesses" for ages 5-9Saturday, June 15 "Let's Face It! Portraits from the Classical World" for ages 8-12 Saturday, June 22 "Gold, Silver Bronze: Winning Athletes in Ancient Greece" for ages 7-10. All workshops 10:30 am-12 noon at the Sackler Museum. To register call 495-4544. CONCERTSaturday June 1 8:00 pmThe "Karavani" Greek Folk Music Ensemblefeaturing Beth Cohen and Christos Govetas with a performance of the Dance Group of the Greek Cultural Center of Boston.Fogg Museum Courtyard. 495-4544. FOR CHILDRENJuly 8 - August 2 9 am-3pm, Mon.-Fri.GREEK SUMMER CAMP AT THE SHADY HILL SCHOOLA Greek experience for children 9-12 years oldDeveloped by Manos Chaniotakis, Ph.D. and The Greek Institute. 547-4770; 253-8450 (daytime) and 489-1837 (evenings) |